19700 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 75 / Thursday, April 19, 2007 / Notices 

the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization 

Act (MSRA) provisions for the National 

Standard 1, the requirement for annual 

catch limits (ACL), accountability 

measures, rebuilding plans, and 

reduction of open access fisheries; 

10 a.m. - overview of compliance with 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and the MSRA; 

11:15 a.m. - discussion of fiscal year 

(FY) 2007 and FY 2008 Council budgets; 

and 

12 noon - the CCC will break to 

participate in a hands-on restoration 

work session to aid fishermen who were 

victims of Hurricane Katrina. 

Thursday, May 11, 2007 

8 a.m. - actions to implement Limited 

Access Privilege Programs (LAPPS); 

9:30 am - actions to implement Council 

member training; 

10:15 a.m. - actions needed to include 

provisions of MSRA into the Council’s 

Standard Operating Practices and 

Procedures (SOPPs); 

10:45 a.m. - applicability of Fair Labor 

Standards Act to NOAA observers; 

11:15 a.m. - receive a briefing on court 

cases affecting the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act); the 

meeting will recess at noon. Friday, May 

12, 2007 

8 a.m. - U.S. Coast Guard 

enforcement/safety issues; 

8:30 a.m. - items from the preceding 

Administrative Officer’s meeting 

needing CCC concurrence or discussion; 

9:30 a.m. - NOAA’s actions under 

Recreational Data Survey and registry; 

10:15 a.m. - update on regulatory 

streamlining process; 

11 a.m. - other Magnuson-Stevens 

Reauthorization Act (MSRA) timelines 

affecting Councils; 

11:30 a.m. - planning session for the 

September MSRA Conference/ 

Workshop/CCC Meeting; 

12 noon - scheduling the next CCC 

meeting; 

12:30 p.m. - the meeting will adjourn. 

A copy of the agenda and related 

meeting materials may be obtained by 

contacting Mr. Wayne Swingle at the 

Gulf Council (see ADDRESSES). 

The established times for addressing 

items on the agenda may be adjusted as 

necessary to accommodate the timely 

completion of discussion relevant to the 

agenda items. In order to further allow 

for such adjustments and completion of 

all items on the agenda, the meeting 

may be extended from, or completed 

prior to the date established in this 

notice. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

CCC for discussion, in accordance with 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act, those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during these meetings. Actions of the 

CCC will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina Trezza at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: April 16, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7419 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041207D] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Whiting Committee meeting, in May, 

2007, to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048: telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will continue development 

of alternatives for consideration in an 

amendment to address the management 

of small mesh multispecies (silver hake, 

red hake, offshore hake). The committee 

will also discuss alternatives for limited 

access qualification criteria and possible 

approaches for addressing historical 

fishery participants as well as possible 

approaches for managing the catch of 

small mesh multispecies in nondirected fisheries. The committee will 

continue development of alternatives for 

specifying Optimum Yield (OY) and 

discuss alternatives for total allowable 

catches (TACs) and TAC-based 

management in the small mesh 

multispecies fishery. Other topics may 

be covered at the committee’s 

discretion. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: April 16, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7417 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 041207G] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Coastal 


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